The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-26
ITEMS FOR LADIES.
Slip Covers, Sofa Pillows and Foot
Stools.

Stools.
At this season of the year the wise house
keeper has carefully brrshed and put away
the heavy draperies that add so much to the
warmth and luxury in winter, and, like her
self, arrayed in summer tinery, so are her
rooms arranged. Everything that viii gath
er dust or exclude the air should be removed,
and it is astonishing how much more attract
i've room decked for summer Is IN the warm
weather: most of the ornaments should be
put away so as to protect them from flies
and dust and to give the appearance of
greater space. If one has an alcove where
portieres have hung all winter, which looks
too bare without anything, the japanese
bamboo portieres are pretty summer sub
stitute-''them whiplashes, as Joshua Whit
comb calls them in that delightful picture
of New England life, The Old Homestead.
Another very pretty decoration for an alcove
is to drape a lawn tennis net across the top
like lambreQuin. All the furniture should
be covered with slip covers, not only TO save
the furniture, but because it looks and feels
cooler Formerly a dark gray linen was
used bound with red or blue braid, but since
we have thought more of household decora-
ton, much taste and novelty is shown i'll this
direction Avoid the very heavy linens, as
it is apt to do the furniture more harm than
good by rolling constantly against the eX-
pensive fabric with which the furniture is
already covered. A SOFT rather thin mate
rial is the best for the furniture and 1t laun-
dries much better. | saw room where all
the slip covers were made of white gingham,
plaided off with yellow; in these days, when
white and gold are the colors par excellence
for drawing rooms, the effect was very beau
tiful The gilt picture frames We're covered
with white gauze, with rosettes of yellow
gauze, and the gas fixtures were treated in
the same way Blue and white plaid ging
ham, with more of the white than the blue
is pretty, and white squared off with pink is
very beautiful. Plush covered tables are
also covered to match the furniture, also
mantlepieces
Another beautiful cover for furniture is
of white dimity, made especially for these
slip covers ON which a design is stamped,
which is worked in outline stitch A sofa
cover that | saw had a bunch of flowers, and
underneath the words REST for the Weary"
Sofa pillows are covered the same way, the
covers being laced on each side with linen
cord and tassels pleasant Dreams and
other appropriate designs are done in outline
upon the pillow covers. A foostool had
white linen cover on which was worked
Toljo1tr q vos pieds. By the way, if any
young lady desires to give her fiance
Christmas present of her own workmanship,
get a piece of gold colored plush and work
the above motto upon it in white silk and
have it made up next winter at any furni-
ture dealers; it will make pretty fancy work
for the hotel piazza this summer and is not
difficult. The motto is certainly appropri
ate, and if the eventful question has not yet
been asked by a too difident lover such a
footstool would be sure TO bring him to the
decisive moment. 1t would be meeting him
half way in a suggestive but not unfeni
nine manner.
A very pretty dado for summer may be
made by lacking one width of fine straw
mating lengthwise around the entire apart
ment The mating should be put on just
above the Dashboard, or as they call them in
Boston and throughout New England mop
boards The mating is just wide enough
to bring the top of the dado at the proper
distance from the floor At the top of the
mating, where it is tackled on, attach a
tiny upholstery fringe or gimp, and use
gimp tacks or ornamental brass headed
tacks. If the floor is left perfectly bare or
is covered with the mating, the effect of
this dado is equally attractive. A great
many artists use the mating as dado in
their studios, which proves that it is the
correct thing in decoration.
EVELYN BAKER HARVIER.